Headteacher

Teaching Vacancies; Stamford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-regarded primary school in Stamford is seeking a caring and ambitious leader to enhance the learning experience for pupils. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated team, create engaging lessons, and establish strong connections with parents. With a commitment to safeguarding, the school offers mentoring, a supportive environment, and various salary sacrifice schemes. Interested applicants should contact the School Business Director for an application pack.

Benefits

Individual mentoring and support

Salary sacrifice schemes

Supportive staff team

Qualifications

• Experience leading a successful team in an educational setting.
• Ability to create engaging, interesting lessons for pupils.
• Strong communication skills to connect with parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to enhance the educational experience for children.
• Maintain high expectations for pupils.

Skills

Caring leadership

Engaging lesson planning

Establishing high expectations

Team leadership

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Are you a caring leader who is ambitious to give our children the very best start to life in a large and successful school?
• Can you lead our team to engage all our children with fun, interesting lessons?
• Can you establish high expectations for pupils, excellent connections with parents?
• Will you work effectively with a great staff team, leading them to be even better?

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Individual mentoring and support from the current Principal, who will be working part‑time taking care of all the school business functions so that you can focus on what matters most – our pupils!
• A happy, friendly school with polite, enthusiastic and well‑motivated pupils.
• A dedicated and supportive staff team.
• A very well resourced, popular school on the edge of the beautiful Georgian town of Stamford in South Lincolnshire.
• Salary sacrifice schemes available, including private healthcare and Cycle Scheme.

Further details about the role

TOURS OF THE SCHOOL ARE ENCOURAGED, AND AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

Deadline for applications is 0900 on Monday 2 February 2026

Interviews will be held on 11 and 12 February 2026

For an application pack, please contact our School Business Director, Liz Town, at:

[e-mail]

Commitment to safeguarding

WE ARE COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND EXPECT ALL STAFF SHARE THIS COMMITMENT. ALL POSTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO AT LEAST ENHANCED DBS DISCLOSURE (WITH REGULATED ACTIVITY), MEDICAL, ONLINE AND REFERENCE CHECKS TOGETHER WITH CERTIFICATES OF GOOD CONDUCT AND LETTERS OF PROFESSIONAL STANDING IF APPLICABLE. ALL PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS ARE IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT VERSION OF KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN EDUCATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT CANVASSING ANY EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IS PROHIBITED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED A DISQUALIFICATION.

Malcolm Sargent Primary School, Empingham Road, Stamford, PE9 2SR

01780 756056

www.malcomsargentschool.co.uk